Griffith University Law School
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The Griffith University Law School teaches undergraduate degrees in law, as well as provides postgraduate courses and a Practical Legal Training (PLT) course. It was opened in 1992 and is spread across three of the five Griffith University campuses.
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[edit] Prestige
The law school achieved five-star rating for educational experience: graduate satisfaction in the "Good Universities Guide", both in 2005 and 2006, and was ranked Australia's leading public university law school in 2006. However, it has not achieved five-star ratings in the student demand, staff qualifications, getting a job or positive graduate outcomes ratings.
[edit] Courses and programs
The law school at Griffith University provides an interdisciplinary legal education, offering undergraduate combined degree programs taught from the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses, and postgraduate and professional programs taught from the Legal Practice Centre located at the South Bank campus. It is noted for its culture of social justice and boasts Australia's most diverse range of clinical opportunities, with ballot-entry electives such as the Griffith University Innocence Project and Semester-In-Practice ensuring that some students graduate with a host of practical legal skills and real-world work experience under their belts.
[edit] Staff
Professor Rob McQueen is currently the Dean of the Law School [1]. Previous Deans are Justin Malbon, Rosemary Hunter, John Dewar, Sandra Berns, Stephen Parker and Charles Sampford.
[edit] Griffith University Law Society
Suzannah De'Juliet is the President of the Griffith University Law Society (GULS)[2], a group of law students that organises social events, competitions, career events, mentorship programs and informative publications for law students at Griffith University. The social events include balls and pub crawls, whilst competitions usually consist of moots, witness examinations, client interviewing and negotiations, all of which help develop the skills of students before they enter practice.
The Student Law Association (SLA) performs similar functions on the Gold Coast campus, to support students at that location.
